just because; even if; even though
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
public ownership; public domain
safety; welfare; well-being
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death
accepting bribes; corruption; graft
Dharmakara Bodhisattva; Amitabha Buddha in a pre-enlightenment incarnation
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
step; stride; counter for steps
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
samsara; cycle of death and rebirth; being reborn; reincarnation
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to study; to complete (a course); to fix; to correct; to conduct (a Buddhist service)
introspection; view from the inside; interior appearance; implication
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
to be contented; to be at ease
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
daring; brave; bold; valiant; intrepid; dauntless
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very